Larval therapy: A review of clinical human and veterinary studies

World Wide Wounds

Volumn 2000, Issue , 2000, Pages

  Hinshaw, Janet ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBENICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; GENTAMICIN; PLASMIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DEBRIDEMENT; FOOT ULCER; GANGRENE; HUMAN; LARVA; LEG ULCER; MASTOIDECTOMY; MASTOIDITIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN ULCER; TISSUE NECROSIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 1442292847     PISSN: 13692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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